Purdue tuition freeze puts eye on other schools

A tuition freeze implemented by Purdue University is putting pressure on other public universities to do the same.

President Mitch Daniels announced the two-year freeze on Purdue's West Lafayette campus March 1. It's the first time in 36 years that Purdue students haven't seen an increase.

Other schools say they won't necessarily follow suit.

Indiana University spokesman Mark Land said IU won't be pressured by Purdue's actions.

IU and Ball State University have discounted tuition to boost college completion rates. Students who are on track to graduate in four years can receive scholarships or have tuition frozen at the schools. Both schools also reduce tuition for summer terms.

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Purdue tuition freeze puts eye on other schools

A tuition freeze implemented by Purdue University is putting pressure on other public universities to do the same.